November 6, 2025 3:40 a.m. 

A Roseburg man was arrested last Friday on the charge of first-degree sexual abuse.

Undersheriff Brad O’Dell of the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office said in early October, deputies began an investigation into the alleged sexual abuse of a minor by 43-year-old Jason Nathaniel Briggs. O’Dell said the abuse reportedly occurred several years ago and continued over the span of several years. The victim was known to the suspect.

O’Dell said at the conclusion of the investigation, deputies arrested Briggs on the class B felony charge. He was detained on $25,000 bail and was released on Saturday.

DCSO was assisted by the Oregon Department of Human Services – Child Welfare Division and Douglas C.A.R.E.S.